want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
are wanting
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present progressiveof want.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"My belief is that people who walk want to get away from the hubbub, the traffic, their busy lifestyles - they are wanting to get away from everything," he said.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
"People are wanting to reach out to their inner rocket nerds," Scoville said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
“People are wanting to come to Umatilla now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
“My family and I are not the kind of people the press are wanting to say we are,” she continues.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
Roads and inns are set for foot-traffic as well as for powered vehicles, and where inns are wanting one may count infallibly on the code of hospitality.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
